Tag Archives: Noddy Holder

Just past the crossroads – back in touch with Mark Radcliffe

Posted on June 29, 2019 by

When much-loved BBC radio and TV broadcaster, musician and writer Mark Radcliffe announced on air he was receiving treatment for cancer, I think we all feared the worst. Boltonian Mark, this weekend co-presenting TV coverage of the 2019 Glastonbury Festival, … Continue reading →

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Old, new, hallowed and true – back in touch with Slade legend Dave Hill

Posted on December 7, 2018 by

If it’s December, Slade must be doing the rounds again, in the post Holder/Lea configuration they’ve worked in for 25-plus years. And it’s not long after ‘Super Yob’ guitar hero Dave Hill calls me from his home in the Black … Continue reading →

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And I thought you might like to know – the Jim Lea interview

Posted on July 13, 2018 by

It’s not, erm, everyday you get to talk to a childhood hero, but Jim Lea definitely falls into that category for me. I was barely four when his band scored the first of six UK No.1 singles with ‘Coz I … Continue reading →

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Takin’ Me Bak ‘Ome – talking Slade with Don Powell

Posted on December 15, 2017 by

Christmas was way into the distance when I tracked Don Powell down in Denmark, but the legendary drummer – on a rare break from the live circuit – soon brought the subject up. As I properly introduced myself and mentioned … Continue reading →

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Thanks for the memoirs – catching up with Slade’s Dave Hill

Posted on December 18, 2015 by

Looking at the extensive list of past shows on Don Powell’s website, it’s clear that Slade are old hands at this touring lark. An impressive archive of on-stage engagements runs from March 1963, and it’s fair to say Don’s diary remains … Continue reading →

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Listening in … with the Band on the Rum – the Mark Radcliffe interview

Posted on December 4, 2015 by

Attention landlubbers. It looks like there’ll be something in the water in Lancashire next weekend, with Galleon Blast all set to splice their collective mainbraces by the River Ribble in Preston, heading for The Continental on Saturday, December 12th. They’ll … Continue reading →

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Out on the town with Noddy and Mark

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

I’M proud to say I was in the company of glam rock royalty at the weekend, 50 years after Noddy Holder’s introduction to that business called show. And judging by his musical contributions to a night of good, honest chat with … Continue reading →

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Slade are for life – not just for Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2012 by

On the weekend BBC4 rightly celebrated the festive glory that is Slade – with a dusted-off documentary, songs from the Beeb archive songs, and the first terrestrial screening of the wondrous Flame for many moons – writewyattuk decided it was … Continue reading →

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